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Columbia’s War on Poverty: RIP Cory Crosby
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe lost a lion over the last week or so, a champion in Columbia’s War on Poverty, and we should take a moment to recognize him. On the day of publication...
Six decades later, the War on Poverty made a huge difference in Appalachia and elsewhere | Opinion
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOpEd: This month marks the 60th anniversary of the “War on Poverty,” when President Johnson traveled...
How the War on Poverty Stalled
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn 1962, a 33-year-old freelance writer who had little institutional or academic standing published a book widely credited with helping inspire the...
Columbia's War on Poverty: A little innovation
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHere at The Salvation Army, we are getting ready for a first-time conference that we hope will become a big deal (maybe even national), so forgive me if...
Columbia's War on Poverty: What do we take for granted?
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Columbia’s War on Poverty column tries to cover all kinds of things in an attempt to impact...
Bishop William Barber on MLK's legacy, how we 'left the battlefield' in the war on poverty
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBishop William Barber II is a man on a mission: to end poverty in America. Not quite 60 years old —...
Columbia’s War on Poverty: Considering Missouri neighbors during Women's History Month
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the spirit of March being Women’s History Month, let’s give a little extra thought to women...
'Best-kept secret': Cornerstone nonprofit helps vets, others at risk of poverty
Weatherford Democrat, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 12—Charles James is like a lot of veterans who returned home from combat only to fight the war on poverty, a fight he is winning with a little help from his friends in a local nonprofit.
Columbia event expanding mission as it becomes Christmas Parade Against Poverty
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThis year, the Columbia Christmas Parade is expanding its mission. Not only will it be one of...
Jeff Fix channels President Kennedy when declaring war on poverty
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPICKERINGTON − Fairfield County Board of Commission President Jeff Fix channeled President John F. Kennedy's 1961 call to the moon at Tuesday's State of the County address when declaring war ...